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10 killed in Iraq
At least 10 people, including six policemen, were shot dead in Iraq`s Salahudin province, a police source said Sunday.
Baghdad: At least 10 people, including six policemen, were shot dead in Iraq`s Salahudin province, a police source said Sunday.
At least six policemen were killed when gunmen stormed a police checkpoint outside a village near Tuz-Khurmato city in the province, the source told Xinhua.
On Saturday, police found the bodies of a leader of Sahwa paramilitary group, his two sons and a nephew, who were kidnapped three days ago from their home near Tikrit city, the source said. The Sahwa militia consists of armed groups, including anti-US Sunni insurgent groups, who turned their rifles against the Al Qaeda network after the latter indiscriminately killed members of both Shia and Sunni Muslim communities.
At least six policemen were killed when gunmen stormed a police checkpoint outside a village near Tuz-Khurmato city in the province, the source told Xinhua.
On Saturday, police found the bodies of a leader of Sahwa paramilitary group, his two sons and a nephew, who were kidnapped three days ago from their home near Tikrit city, the source said. The Sahwa militia consists of armed groups, including anti-US Sunni insurgent groups, who turned their rifles against the Al Qaeda network after the latter indiscriminately killed members of both Shia and Sunni Muslim communities.